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The firm has announced the appointment of Martin Cook as the new head of its Financial Services sector

 

The firm’s Financial Services and Built Environment sector groups worked together on the groundbreaking transaction to support Border to Coast and its partner funds launch of one of the largest real estate funds in the UK

As the UK government passed 100 days in office, industry heavyweights had their say at a Burges Salmon panel session focusing on the new Labour government’s progress, plans, and potential pitfalls of a new era in infrastructure

The approval of FundRock’s FCA application, facilitated by the firm’s Regulated Funds team, sees the FP WHEB Sustainability Impact Fund become one of the first funds to adopt a sustainability label under the FCA’s voluntary labelling regime.

The firm’s Corporate and M&A team has advised Dancerace and its majority owner, Newable Capital, on its investment from Norland Capital

Space tech can help businesses in financial services meet their ESG reporting obligations and help them achieve their net zero and environmental commitments

We are seeing a degree of uptick in regulatory activism on this topic, including: industry-wide communications from the FCA; new regulatory rules and rigour; and an enlarged scope of the financial promotions regime, including movement into new product categories such as cryptoassets

With the delivery of sustainable transport in the UK a priority to achieving Net Zero targets, our roundtable series brings together sector experts to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities. Here are the insights from our inaugural session on the pivotal role of funding

There is a considerable amount of work for the FCA to do to devise a regulatory regime that gives firms the clarity that they would need to open up their offerings into the space currently labelled the advice gap

In this article we examine the High Court’s decision in The Financial Conduct Authority v Forster & Ors  on what is a collective investment scheme (“CIS”) under the UK’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”)

We highlight the key people-related developments for financial services firms to look out for in 2024, including SMCR reform, non-financial misconduct, D&I and the new duty to prevent sexual harassment

The Financial Conduct Authority has published its finalised non-handbook guidance on cryptoasset financial promotions. It seeks to remedy common issues with cryptoasset financial promotions, such as marketing claims about safety, security or ease of use without highlighting risks and risk warnings not being visible enough